Manhattan Beach considers tougher smoking ban

Community members and experts gathered at the Manhattan Beach Council Chambers Monday evening to discuss imposing a more rigorous ordinance against smoking in public places. The ban would be similar to that of Hermosa Beach, which went into effect in 2010. “We are neighbors inspiring neighbors,” Hermosa Beach councilman Jeff Duclos said. “Hermosa’s smoking population […]

Zaun works Deteriorating Waves for Surf Concepts win

Consistency best describes El Porto. Its large, submarine canyon sucks swell from every which way, concentrating the ocean energy onto a variety of sandbars that can offer the most insane barrel ever and/or slow lethargic mushballs (most likely on the same wave.) Chaotic is another good description that comes to mind. The 105 freeway a […]

New #hermosabeach photo column

Hermosa Beach, the “Best Little Beach City” provides many opportunities for beautiful moments all around the community. We’ll be featuring photographs shot locally in a new Easy Reader News column from social media like Instagram and Flickr with the hashtag: #hermosabeach . Email chelsea@easyreadernews.com to submit.  

Hermosa Beach father-daughter sock hop

Fathers and daughters from Hermosa Beach piled in Valley gym wearing poodle skirts and leather jackets on Friday for the 2013 kindergarten to fifth grade ‘sock hop’ themed Hermosa Valley and View Parent Teacher Organization-sponsored father-daughter dance.  

Hermosa Beach city streets recognized as safe, accessible

Hermosa Beach was named one of the top cities in the nation for its safe streets by the National Complete Streets Coalition, an organization that encourages the availability of streets to all users. Out of 130 cities, Hermosa Beach was ranked second behind Indianapolis for the city’s “exceptional work” in developing and adopting “complete streets” […]

Hermosa Beach Events; April 18 – 25

Electric Vehicle event Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi will be at Hermosa Beach City Hall at 1315 Valley Drive on Friday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. for an event to reach out to the electric vehicle community for support of legislation encouraging EV use. Water saving competition Hermosa Beach is again in the running for the third […]

Former Secretary of Defense Gates urges balance in wake of Boston bombings

  Within hours of the Boston Marathon bombings, Robert Gates’ name was taken off the marquee at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. The former CIA director under president George H. Bush and former Secretary of Defense under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama was to speak in Redondo Tuesday evening to Distinguished Speaker […]